KING JAMES BIBLE · PCE
Genesis 24:23–25
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Genesis 24:23
23And said, Whose daughter art thou? tell me, I pray thee: is there room in thy father’s house for us to lodge in?
23And said, whose daughter art thou? tell mee, I pray thee: is there roome in thy fathers house for vs to lodge in?
Genesis 24:24
24And she said unto him, I am the daughter of Bethuel the son of Milcah, which she bare unto Nahor.
24And she said vnto him, I am the daughter of Bethuel the sonne of Milcah, which she bare vnto Nahor:
Genesis 24:25
25She said moreover unto him, We have both straw and provender enough, and room to lodge in.
25She said moreouer vnto him, We haue both straw & prouender ynough, and roome to lodge in.
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DEFINED WORDS
Genesis 24:23
Spoke, declared, reported, commanded, or expressed in words.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
To speak, relate, count, declare, inform, or make known.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)
A building or dwelling; the people of a household or family; a lineage or family line; as a verb, to shelter, lodge, or provide a dwelling for.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
To dwell, stay, or rest temporarily; also a shelter or den.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
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Genesis 24:24
Spoke, declared, reported, commanded, or expressed in words.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
Uncovered or naked; also carried, endured, or produced, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
DEFINED WORDS
Genesis 24:25
Spoke, declared, reported, commanded, or expressed in words.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
Dry stalks of grain used as fodder, bedding, or material for brick.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
Provisions for cattle or beasts.
Meaning drawn from: Skeat 1893
As much as is needed or sufficient for the thing named.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
To dwell, stay, or rest temporarily; also a shelter or den.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
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From verse 24
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Open the full verse study15¶ And it came to pass, before he had done speaking, that, behold, Rebekah came out, who was born to Bethuel, son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor, Abraham’s brother, with her pitcher upon her shoulder.
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Open the full verse study23And Bethuel begat Rebekah: these eight Milcah did bear to Nahor, Abraham’s brother.
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Open the full verse study29And Abram and Nahor took them wives: the name of Abram’s wife was Sarai; and the name of Nahor’s wife, Milcah, the daughter of Haran, the father of Milcah, and the father of Iscah.
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Open the full verse study20¶ And it came to pass after these things, that it was told Abraham, saying, Behold, Milcah, she hath also born children unto thy brother Nahor;
From verse 25
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Open the full verse study9Use hospitality one to another without grudging.
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Open the full verse study8But the liberal deviseth liberal things; and by liberal things shall he stand.
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Open the full verse study4Let a little water, I pray you, be fetched, and wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree:
5And I will fetch a morsel of bread, and comfort ye your hearts; after that ye shall pass on: for therefore are ye come to your servant. And they said, So do, as thou hast said.
6And Abraham hastened into the tent unto Sarah, and said, Make ready quickly three measures of fine meal, knead it, and make cakes upon the hearth.
7And Abraham ran unto the herd, and fetcht a calf tender and good, and gave it unto a young man; and he hasted to dress it.
8And he took butter, and milk, and the calf which he had dressed, and set it before them; and he stood by them under the tree, and they did eat.
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Open the full verse study19Yet there is both straw and provender for our asses; and there is bread and wine also for me, and for thy handmaid, and for the young man which is with thy servants: there is no want of any thing.
20And the old man said, Peace be with thee; howsoever let all thy wants lie upon me; only lodge not in the street.
21So he brought him into his house, and gave provender unto the asses: and they washed their feet, and did eat and drink.
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